Soil organic matter
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soil-organic-matter-211-3518007
title:
Soil organic matter
text:
Soil organic matter (SOM) is the organic matter component of soil, consisting of plant and animal detritus at various stages of decomposition, cells and tissues of soil microbes, and substances that soil microbes synthesize. SOM provides numerous benefits to soil's physical and chemical properties and its capacity to provide regulatory ecosystem services. SOM is especially critical for soil functions and quality. The benefits of SOM result from several complex, interactive, edaphic factors; a no
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Organic matter component of soil
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_organic_matter
date created:
2007-09-08T10:59:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T22:32:23Z
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